Ironing board



Sept. 19, 1933. Y T SWARTS 1,927,351

IRONING BOARD Filed Dec. 7, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet l Fig. 8

Fig. 2

Theodore S. S warfia T. S. SWARTS Sept. 19, 1933.

IRONING BOARD Filed Dec. '7, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VEN TOR,

Patented Sept. 19, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

My invention relates to improvements in ironing boards designed for being built in and has for an object to provide an ironing board which may be conveniently set at different elevations.

Another object of my improvement is to provide for limited oscillation of the board on aver tical axis and means to retain the board in desired positions in oscillation.

Other objects of my improvement will appear as the description proceeds.

I attain these and other objects of my improvement with the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying two sheets of drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which Figure l is a front elevation of my ironing board when fully closed, Fig. 2 is a rear elevationof Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is the same as Fig. 1 with the upperdoor standing open, Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the board when With more particular reference to the desig-.

nated parts: A, frame more especially designed for building in a wall has top and bottom ends 7, 7

and sides 8, 8 with said sides tied together by back cross pieces 9, 9. This will be referred to as the wall frame.

The board frame consists of top and bottom ends 10, 10, sides 11, 11 and back board 12. The board frame is mounted on a vertical axis for oscillation, preferably, using hinges 13, 13 for the same which connect the front edges of one of wall frame sides 8 with one of board frame sides 11 thus mounting the board frame within the wall frame for oscillation from a position fully within the wall frame to a position partly outside of the same and oblique therewith.

The front'of the upper part of the board frame is closable by door 14 hinged to one of the side boards 11 at 15, 15, and retained in a closed position by catch 16. The lower part of the front of the board frame is closed by brace board 17, re-

tained by hinges l8 and a18.

Two racks 19, 19 are fastened vertically to the inner sides of board frame sides 11, 11 at the front edges thereof with teeth 20 of the racks on-the inner edge thereof spaced from back board 12. The

bottom ends 1119 of the racks are devoid of teeth and'chamfered on their inner edges.

The ironing board proper 22 has a crosspiece 23 fastened on its inner end with the ends thereof protruding beyond the edges of the board to serve as teeth for engaging with the teeth 20 of racks 19. Slide board 24 is mounted .in front of back board 12 in the space between the rack teeth 20 and saidback boardfor reciprocation and across the lower rear part of the same is fastened batten 25 which, together with the thickness of the slide board, nearly fills the space between said rack teeth and the back board except at the lower chamfered end a19 of the rack. On the top end of slide board 24 is fastened hook 26 protruding forward over the inner end of ironingboard 22 to stop the upward movement of the innerend of the ironing board relative to the slide board. Across the lower part of slide board 24 on its front is fastened batten 21 between racks l9. Brace board 17 ishinged at its lower end at 18 to the front edge of batten 21 and at its upper end at a18to the bottom side ofironing board 22. In Fig. 3 the front elevation of the board assembly, is shown with the ironing board '22 disclosed by opened door 14 insolid lines in its closed or shut-up position. In Fig. 4 said closed positionof the board is shown in dotted lines at 22". When the board is in its closed position slide board 24'is at 24", in Fig. 4, and a tenon 1124 on the lower end thereof is at (124" engaged in an openingb24 in thelower end 10 of the board frame.

. The engagement of. tenon (124 in mortice. opening b24 retamsthe lower end of the movable part of the board assembly in place when the board is folded up and closed. When in this closed position batten 25 is at 25" and brace door 1'7 is at 17 in Fig. 4.

When said board is in its closed position, referred to, it is opened and set in operative position by first opening upper door 14 after withdrawing catch 16 thereon, grasping the upper end of board 22 by hand, lifting upward and drawing outward thereon to set the board in its position shown in solid lines in Fig. 4, when bar 23 engages a tooth 20 in each of racks 19, is retained in said engagement by the weight of the forward end of the board and batten 25 bears against back board 12.

As illustrated in Fig. 4 board 22 may be set in any one of nine operative positions in elevation by engaging bar 23 in any one of the nine teeth 20 in racks 19. To move the board from one to another of these operative positions it is grasped by hand, moved backward to disengage bar 23 from the teeth 20, when hook 26 prevents slide board 24 from moving below the board 22 and the board is moved upward or downward as desired, say upward to its dotted-line position at 22, when door brace 17 is at 17', the slide board is at 24, the back batton is at 25 and the front batton is at 21', while the cross bar is at 23.

In connection with the closed position of the board at 22 bar thereon is at 23 having requiredthe tapering chamfered ends (119 of the racks 19.to

provide room for it to pass from its operative po-' sitions to the rear of the rack to its forward position at the said 23". H 7

When in said closed position, as stated, upper door 14 may be retained closed by catch 16 thereon and brace board or door 17 is retained in place by hinges 18 and al8 and tenon (124 in mor tice 1724..

There is a movement of board frame 10, 1'1 and the board assembly therein on hinges 13, 13 yet to be explained. Latch all on one of frame sides 11 engages in a catch on wall frame side 8 to retain the board frame in closed position.

-When this latch is withdrawn the board frame could swing outward on hinges 13 except for bolts 27 and 28 mounted for reciprocation on the.

rear surface. of back board 12. Bolt 27is mounted for reciprocation in guide clips (L27, 1127 fastened on the back board; while bolt 28 is mounted for reciprocation in guide clips (228, (128 fastened on the back board to dispose the bolts parallel but offset from each other as shown in Fig. 2.

-"The adjacent ends of the bolts terminate near the longitudinal center of the back boardand are pivoted to the ends of lever 29 which is fastened Shaft 35 is mounted for oscillation in a. hole. through back board 12 and has bar134 fastened on the front end thereof as shown in Fig. 3. A series of holes are provided in' each wall frame end 7 as shown in the top plan view in Fig. 5 in the top frame end 7. These holes are in a row arcuate on the axis of hinges 13, and the top holes 30, 31, 32 and 33 are disposed to be engaged.

by the upper end of bolt 27, while the bottom holes, only one of which is shown at 32 in bottom frame end 7 in Fig. 2, are disposed in an arc on said hinge axis each hole to pair with one of said top holes and any particular hole 'to be engaged, by bolt 28 at the same time that bolt 27 engages.

the hole pairing therewith in said top frame end 7 as the board assembly oscillates on hinges 13.

When board 22 is in operative position, as, at

in Fig. 4 it may be added that cross 22 or 22 in Fig. 4, bar 34 is accessible and may be turned by hand to withdraw bolts 27 and 28 from holes 32, in which they are shown as being engaged, then the board may be swung to any desired position on hinges 13, as to the oblique position shown in solid lines in Fig. 5 when the bolts are engaged in holes 32.

This provision for oscillating the board. assembly on a vertical axis is useful when it has been found most convenient to place the board in the wall adjacent a corner of the room. In such cases,

.of course, it may be desirable to swing the board from its perpendicular position, as in Fig. 6, to

an oblique position toward the right, rather than toward the left as shown in Fig. 5. In this case the hinges l3 would be fastened on the opposite side of the frames, bolts 27 and 28 would be mounted on the opposite side of the back board andholes 30-33 would be placed in rows arcuate with the other disposition of hinges 13 stated.

This ironing board assembly is well suited to be built intothe. wall or fastened to the surface of the same as preferred.

I prefer to make it principally of wood, the surfaces of all of which, except'the ironing board proper are enameled or otherwise painted.

Having thus disclosed my invention, what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,-- V v of the kind described, an ironing-board frame consisting of top and bottom ends, side pieces backboard, said bottom end having an opening therein, a rack fastened on the inner wall of each side piece of the frame with the teeth. thereof [facing said backboard and spaced therefrom, a slide board mounted for re-,

ciprocation between said racks and the backboard, a tenon on the bottom end of the slide board en ageable in said opening in the'bottom end of the frame, a hook. on the top end of the slide board extended forward, an ironing board, a crossbar fastened on'the inner end of the ironing board having ends extended beyond the edges of the ironing board forengagement with said racks, saidironing board being mounted with its inner end in said frame with its crossbar beneath said slideboard hook, and engaged in said racks, a brace-board door having one end hinged to said slide board and the other end thereof hingedto said ironing board adapted to close the front ofthe lower part of the frame when said ironing board is disposed entirely within the same, and a door hinged to said frame to close THEODORE s. swAR'rs. 

